Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Salient features of the world's largest Cricket Stadium – Motera Stadium
The largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad set up by the Gujarat Cricket Association is spread over 63 acres land. It has seating capacity for 1,32,000 spectators surpassing Melbourne Cricket Ground which till now had the largest capacity of 90,000 spectators.
The total stadium area is 2,38,714 square metres, which is equivalent to 32 Olympic size soccer fields put together. A total of 1,14,126 cubic metres of concrete and 13,306 MT of reinforcement quantity was used for building this stadium. The stadium structure has used precast Y columns – the weight of a singly Y column is 260 tonnes which is equivalent to 65 Asiatic elephants.
The renowned Australian architect firm Populous, which designed the Melbourne Cricket Stadium and other stadiums world-wide is the architect for the new stadium. Leading construction company Larsen & Toubro designed and built the new stadium and STUP Consultants is the Project Management Consultant.
The majestic stadium has 11 pitches using red soil and black soil and it is the only stadium in the world to have same soil surfaces for the main & practice pitches.
The cricket ground’s State-of the Art sub-soil drainage system enables water to be drained off within 30 minutes from the time it stops raining avoiding cancellation of matches due to wet ground.
Changing the traditional high mast floodlights during night cricket, the field of play LED lights fixed along the perimeter of the roofproviding shadow-less light are the first of its kind in India. These lights consume 700 units per hour, whereas traditional high mast floodlights would have consumed about 1350 units per hour, thus giving a saving of 45-50% in power consumption.
This is the only cricket stadium in the world to have 4 dressing rooms for the players so that back-to-back games can be played on the same day. Two most modern gymnasiums for the players have also been provided in the dressing room area.
The 360-degree podium concourse at 9 metres heightallows smooth movement of the crowd and also caters to evacuation during emergencies as well as for hospitality and other services.The most modern hi-tech media box enables the fastest connectivity with the world for live cricket.
The stadium has 76 Corporate Boxes, the largest in the world, having seating capacity of 25 each.
The humungous 55 metres and 35 metres wide pedestrian ramps ensure smooth entry and exit for cricket enthusiasts.
The stadium is well connected via large roads as well as BRTS facility and offers ample parking space for four and two wheelers. It will soon be connected through MEGA Metro transport mode.
The stadium has a Cricket Academy for training of promising cricketers, indoor practice pitches, 2 separate practice grounds with small pavilion area.
There is a Club House with 50 Deluxe Rooms & 5 Suite Rooms,indoor & outdoor games, restaurant, Olympic size swimming pool, gymnasium, party area, 3D projector theatre& a TV room.
A Sports complex for multiple sports like football, hockey, basketball, kabbadi, boxing, lawn tennis, running track, etc. will also form part of this stadium.
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